Friday, June 19, 2015

Father-Son, Daddy-Daughter Literary Match-ups...

Books teach us a lot about Father/Son and Daddy/Daughter relationships. Here's a look at some of my favorites...

FAVORITE FATHER-SON BOOKSPicture Book:

Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino. All week long, a boy and his father look forward to their Friday ritual - breakfast together at their favorite diner. The leisurely walk through the neighborhood is just as good as the pancakes at the end.Chapter Book:

Little Britches, Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody. My favorite chapter book Father/Son relationship. The main theme of the book is the deep love and trust between a father and son, with some humor, lots of hard work, school mischief, a tornado, horses, cowboys, and roundups thrown in. Boys, especially, will love this book. (Go here for my full review.)FAVORITE DADDY-DAUGHTER BOOKSPicture Book: It's a tie between two picture books about Dads who would do just about anything to get something their daughters really want...

Papa, Please Get the Moon For Meby Eric Carle. Monica's father finds a way to get her the moon. Great book (written by Carle for his own daughter) - with a little science lesson thrown in!

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems. In spite of Trixie's babbling, her Daddy doesn't give up and finally discovers where she left her precious bunny. He becomes her hero.

Chapter Book:

Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Pa loved all his daughters, but had a special with Laura, his little "Half Pint". Maybe because they both had brown eyes?ALL-TIME GREATEST LITERARY DADS (FOR BOTH SONS AND DAUGHTERS!)

Picture Book Winner:

The picture book father I want to highlight today isn't even human!

Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle. A daddy seahorse swims around with his egg babies in his pouch belly, waiting for them to hatch and meeting lots of other caring fathers along the way.Chapter Book Winner:My favorite chapter book father will always be linked to Gregory Peck, who brought him to life for us all in the film...

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Widowed father, Atticus Finch is a very exceptional Dad and humble example to his children Scout and Gem.

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I've been married to my wonderful husband for 33 years. We have 3 grown children - who remember fondly our Family Read Aloud Time. Recently we've added two little grandsons to our family, who already love books. I can usually be found exploring libraries (the big, old ones are my favorites!)

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MY FAVORITE C.S. LEWIS QUOTES...

"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become."

"We can strip the knight of his armor, to reveal that he looks exactly like us, or we can try on the armor ourselves to experience how it feels. Fiction provides the ideal opportunity to try on the armor."

"A book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then." C.S. Lewis